Jaraiedi, M; Plummer, R W and Aber, M S (1995) Incentive/disincentive guidelines for highway construction contracts. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 121(1), pp. 112-120. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
Contract incentives have traditionally been used as a means of aligning the goals of the contracting agency with those of the contractor. One area in which contract incentives are used is highway construction and refurbishing. The use of incentives and disincentives (liDs) for project completion time has helped highway agencies in various states to reduce construction time significantly. However, liD provisions increase costs to the contracting agency, and should therefore be used sparingly. For these types of contracts to succeed, it is necessary for the contracting agency to be extremely careful in the development, documentation, and execution of liD clauses. In this research, the current use of liD contracts in many states and the experience of several contractors were examined. Then, a general set of guidelines was developed for the use of liD provisions in highway construction or refurbishing contracts. The guidelines aid in determining which projects should contain the liD provisions and how to structure the liD provisions to achieve maximum success.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Index terms: | agency, highway construction, construction time, completion time, documentation |
| Subjects: | professional development, civil engineering, sociology, project controls |
| Topics: | Information Management, Research Practice, Time Control, Engineering Principles |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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